Russian forces allegedly executed captured Ukrainian POWs surrounded in Russia's Kursk region, per Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets. He has formally notified the UN and ICRC about this atrocity. Details, including the number of victims, remain unclear.

🇺🇦 President Zelensky told Fox News that while Ukraine will never recognize occupied territories as Russian, it’s ready to pursue the return of Crimea through diplomacy to avoid heavy losses.

"We can't sacrifice tens of thousands of lives. Diplomacy is the path to reclaiming Crimea."

https://www.foxnews.com/world/zelenskyy-answers-whether-hes-willing-cede-crimea-other-territory-peace-deal

The 14th Seperate Regiment destroyed a Russian Buk-M2 air defense system in Donetsk Oblast using a Switchblade 600 kamikaze drone.

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Italy has decided to allocate €200 million for measures to rebuild the Ukrainian electricity network, which was damaged as a result of attacks by Russia, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani confirmed.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Goh3z5UEm_g

🇺🇸 President Biden has proposed canceling half of Ukraine's $10B economic aid loan, cutting $4.65B in debt, U.S. State Dept. spokesman Miller confirms. The move aligns with Congress' April aid package allowing up to 50% forgiveness.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJtQ9TiV1Ow

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Russian losses per 21/11/24 reported by the Ukrainian general staff

+1510 men
+8 tanks
+24 AFVs
+50 artillery systems
+1 MLRS
+2 AD systems
+57 UAVs

The Ukrainian Air Force reports on a missile attack early this morning.

Shot down:
6/7 Kh-101 cruise missiles
0/1 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile

They add that there are no significant consequences.

🇨🇦 Canada will soon deliver the NASAMS air defense system purchased for Ukraine, Defense Minister Bill Blair confirms.

"It is now in Poland and should be shipped across the border soon," he adds.

https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-ato/3929492-u-kanadi-pidtverdili-vidpravku-ukraini-ppo-nasams.html

The Ukrainian Air Force claims that an intercontinental ballistic missile was launched by Russia from the Astrakhan region. In the last few days, rumors were spreading about the possible launch of a RS-26 Rubezh. The Air Force itself shared no specific details.

https://t.me/kpszsu/23380

In Dnipro, a fragment of a downed missile got stuck right on electric wires.

🇩🇪 Former German Chancellor Merkel, in her memoirs, defends opposing Ukraine & Georgia's NATO membership in 2008, citing risks of Putin’s aggression and lack of Article 5 protection. She doubted NATO's readiness to defend them militarily at the time.

https://www.zeit.de/2024/49/freiheit-angela-merkel-memoiren-biografie-erfahrungen/komplettansicht

🇭🇺 Hungary has deployed air defenses in the northeast, due to 'escalation risks' after Ukraine gained approval to strike deep into Russia with Western weapons. Defense Minister Shalay-Bobrovnytskyi warns: "The war has entered its most dangerous phase."

https://telex.hu/belfold/2024/11/20/legtervedelem-oroszorszag-raketacsapas-szalay-bobrovniczky-kristof-orosz-ukran-haboru

🇷🇺 Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that the U.S. missile defense base in Poland has long been a priority target for potential strikes by Russian forces. She also said that NATO will turn Moldova into a logistics base for supplying the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Alleged footage of the nighttime Russian ballistic missile strike in the city of Dnipro. The footage suggest the use of a missile with a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) which allows it to carry multiple warheads.